Cooperative Conservation Amreica
A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic
Project Name:
USDA, NRCS Partners with U.S. Army in New Jersey
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey
Summary:
Fort Dix and USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service have partnered for eight years to protect water quality at an active military training base.
Contact:
David Smart
State Resource Conservationist
USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service
732-537-6051
david.smart@nj.usda.gov
Project Name:
Great Bay Partnership Land and Waterfowl Conservation
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Hampshire
Summary:
Using a partnership-developed conservation plan, nearly 7,000 acres of wetlands and uplands adjoining New Hampshire’s Great Bay estuary have been protected.
Website:
www.nature.org/wherewework/fieldguide/projectprofiles/gbe.html
Contact:
Peter Wellenberger
Manager Great Bay NERR
NH Fish and Game Department
603-868-1095
pwellenberger@nhfgd.org
Project Name:
Quabbin to Cardigan Collaborative
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Hampshire
Summary:
The Quabbin to Cardigan Collaborative is a multi-state, public/private effort to protect and connect large unfragmented forests in the Monadnock Highlands of Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Website:
www.forestsociety.org/landconservation/q2c.asp
Contact:
Chris Wells
Coordinator, Q2C Collaborative
Society for the Protection of NH Forests
(603) 224-9945
cwells@forestsociety.org
Project Name:
Honeycomb Preserve Management Plan
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:
The management plan includes ecological information about the property and outlines the conservation objectives for managing the land.
Website:
www.hhlt.org
Contact:
Marlo Kovacs
Land Steward
Hudson Highlands Land Trust
(845) 424-3358
Marlo.Kovacs@hhlt.org
Southeastern
Project Name:
Jupiter Inlet Natural Area
Location:
Southeastern: Florida
Summary:
BLM works with federal, county, municipal, educational and non-profit groups to manage a key regional landmark in northern Palm Beach County.
Contact:
Richard Walesky
Director
Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management
561-233-2400
rwalesky@co.palm-beach.fl.us
Project Name:
Tar-Pamlico Basin Agricultural Management Strategy Reduces Instream Nutrients
Location:
Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary:
Row crops and animal operations led to excessive nutrients in the estuary. It was added to the state’s 303(d) list for chlorophyll a.
Website:
www.ncstormwater.org/worddocuments/tarpamlico_success_story.doc
Contact:
Chrystal Bartlett
Stormwater Awareness & Outreach Coordinator
N.C. Department of Environment & Natural Resources - Public Affairs
919.715.4116
chrystal.bartlett@ncmail.net
Midwest/Northern High Plains
Project Name:
Sun River Watershed
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:
A watershed project established in 1996, that benefits all water users in the Sun River Basin
Website:
nris.state.mt.us/wis/sunriver/sunhome.htm
Contact:
Alan Rollo
Coordinator
Sun River Watershed
406-727-4437
arollo@mcn.net
Project Name:
Iowa Buffer Team
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Iowa
Summary:
A unique group of public and private partners joined forces to promote the establishment of buffers on agricultural lands.
Website:
www.treesforever.org
Contact:
Shannon Ramsay

Trees Forever
319-373-0650
sramsay@treesforever.org
Project Name:
Ohio CELP
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Ohio
Summary:
The Trust for Public Land is working on two projects along the lakefront of Lake Erie in Ohio: East Sandusky Bay and Mentor Marsh.
Contact:
Tom Sadler
Director of Program Development
Trust for Public Land
202-543-7552
tom.sadler@tpl.org
Project Name:
Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Initiative
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Ohio
Summary:
Partnership is conserving living farms in harmony with National Park Service cultural and land stewardship values, and managing farms via private leases.
Website:
www.cvcountryside.org
Contact:
Darwin Kelsey
Executive Director
Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy
330-657-2532
dkelsey@cvcountryside.org
Project Name:
Little River Drainage Fish Passage Restoration Project
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Kansas, South-Central/South-West: Oklahoma
Summary:
Timber companies and the OK Dept. of Wildlife Conservation are currently working on fish passage for the threatened leopard darter and the Ouachita shiner (species of concern).
Contact:
Brent Bristow
Oklahoma Fishery Resources Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
580-384-5710
Brent_Bristow@fws.gov
South-Central/South-West
Project Name:
Great Sand Dunes National Park
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:
The 97,000-acre Baca Ranch (and senior water rights associated with such ranch) were acquired by the Nature Conservancy for ultimate disposition to the US to create the Great Sand Dunes Nat'l Park.
Website:
nature.org/success/bacaranch.html
Contact:
Charles Bedford
State Director
The Nature Conservancy of Colorado
(303) 444-2950
cbedford@tnc.org
Project Name:
Restoration of the San Jacinto State Battlefield
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:
The Texas Coastal Wetlands Corporate Partnership seeks to restore the coastal prairie, coastal forest, and the marshes of the San Jacinto State Battlefield.
Website:
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/sanjac/marshtour.phtml
Contact:
John Bowie
Project Manager
Duke Energy Gas Transmission
713-989-8345
jfbowie@duke-energy.com
Far West
Project Name:
Perenosa Bay, Afognak Island
Location:
Far West: Alaska
Summary:
Coastal rainforest and salmon rivers are being conserved for Alaska Department of Natural Resources in an area identified as the top habitat for Exxon Valdez oil spill injured fish and wildlife.
Website:
www.alcnet.org
Contact:
Tim Richardson
Project Coordinator
American Land Conservancy
301-770-6496
tlrs@erols.com
Project Name:
Green and Solar Homes Tour
Location:
Far West: Oregon
Summary:
A collaborative statewide effort to host Green and Solar Homes Tours and a comprehensive green building magazine, Green and Solar Building Oregon. In 2005, 11 Oregon communities will hold tours.
Website:
www.3estrategies.org/ProjectsGreenSolarTour.asp
Contact:
Cylvia Hayes
Executive Director
3EStrategies
541.617.9013
info@3estrategies.org
Project Name:
Threemile Canyon Farms Multi-Species Candidate Conservation Agreement
Location:
Far West: Oregon
Summary:
Threemile Canyon Farms set aside nearly 22,600 contiguous acres for the Washington ground squirrel, and is working with The Nature Conservancy and Portland General Electric to manage the area.
Contact:
Rich Szlemp
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
503-231-6179
Richard_Szlemp@fws.gov
National
Project Name:
Critters Pocket Guide Series
Location:
National
Summary:
Critters field guides have been distributed to over 232,000 students in 10 states nationwide through interactive field and classroom programs.
Website:
www.wildlifeforever.org
Contact:
Brett Richardson
Grants and Information Coordinator
Wildlife Forever
763.253.0222
brichardson@wildlifeforever.org
Project Name:
Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (Society)
Location:
National
Summary:
The Society exists for the protection, conservation and enhancement of Native American fish & wildlife resources.
Website:
www.nafws.org/
Contact:
Ira New Breast
Executive Director
Native American Fish and Wildlife Society
303-466-1725
iranb@nafws.org
Project Name:
NOAA Community-based Restoration Program and The Nature Conservancy
Location:
National
Summary:
The goal of projects under this partnership is to restore and protect marine biodiversity though habitat restoration with an emphasis on science, community-based cooperation, and strong partnerships.
Website:
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/projects_programs/crp/partners/tnc.html
Contact:
Rob Brumbaugh
Restoration Program Director, Global Marine Initiative
The Nature Conservancy
401-874-6870
rbrumbaugh@tnc.org
Project Name:
Partnerships to Protect the Nation's Wetlands and Coastlines
Location:
National
Summary:
USDI Minerals Management Service is working with coastal States to identify sand deposits in Federal waters suitable for beach restoration.
Contact:
Thomas Readinger

USDI Mineral Management Services
202-208-3530
thomas.readinger@mms.gov

 

 

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